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Your political compass (and other political quizzes)

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:31 pm
by Hunchman801
Welcome to The Political Compass™
There's abundant evidence for the need of it. The old one-dimensional categories of 'right' and 'left', established for the seating arrangement of the French National Assembly of 1789, are overly simplistic for today's complex political landscape. For example, who are the 'conservatives' in today's Russia? Are they the unreconstructed Stalinists, or the reformers who have adopted the right-wing views of conservatives like Margaret Thatcher ?
On the standard left-right scale, how do you distinguish leftists like Stalin and Gandhi? It's not sufficient to say that Stalin was simply more left than Gandhi. There are fundamental political differences between them that the old categories on their own can't explain. Similarly, we generally describe social reactionaries as 'right-wingers', yet that leaves left-wing reactionaries like Robert Mugabe and Pol Pot off the hook.
That's about as much as we should tell you for now. After you've responded to the following propositions during the next 3-5 minutes, all will be explained. In each instance, you're asked to choose the response that best describes your feeling: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree or Strongly Agree. At the end of the test, you'll be given the compass, with your own special position on it.
I think it says it all. Take the test and post your political compass!


Here's a compass showing the politcal views of all PC members who have taken the test since 8 June 2017:
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Old version from 2009

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:57 pm
by Matyuv
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Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:01 pm
by MLII
Where's the link to the test? What exactly am I meant to do? :?

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:09 pm
by Tobbe
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According to the ones who designed the test I have almost exactly the same political standpoint as Nelson Mandela. :)

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:16 pm
by MLII
That's cool.

But seriously how do I take the test?

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:18 pm
by Matyuv

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:19 pm
by MLII
Thank you.

That link was not in the original post. If it was I did not see it.

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:21 pm
by Tobbe
I've put together a collective political compass for PC. It's now in the first post of the thread.

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:26 pm
by MLII
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That took a long time O_e

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:29 pm
by spiraldoor
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Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:41 pm
by PluMGMK
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Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:45 pm
by Hunchman801
MLII[2Random4U] wrote:That link was not in the original post.
My bad ;)
Tobbe wrote:I've put together a collective political compass for PC. It's now in the first post of the thread.
Awesome idea Nelson :mryellow:

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:56 pm
by Tobbe
The collective compass has been updated. I've given the four quadrants names as well. :D

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:58 pm
by PluMGMK
So spiraldoor's in Hitlerland? Poor guy. :sad:

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:45 pm
by MLII
Yayz I'm in Gandhi land :3

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:47 pm
by PluMGMK
Most of us are. Maybe this explains why some of us have so many arguments with spiraldoor.

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:49 pm
by Hunchman801
Funnily enough, I am more of a right-winger in French politics :P That's because because socialism is much more common here.

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:51 pm
by MLII
PluMGMK wrote:Most of us are. Maybe this explains why some of us have so many arguments with spiraldoor.

*dies from laughter* Maybe.

Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:14 pm
by Xenon
Oooh..

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Re: Your political compass

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:35 pm
by Hunchman801
Xenon in Stalin-land? Are you gonna create the Union of Pirate Socialist Communities or what? :paranormal: